Bulgaria’s Health Ministry plans to introduce a new tax of 3-10% on unhealthy food products and energy drinks. “The tax rate will be determined by the health risk, be it caused by salt, sugar, trans-fatty acids, or the amount of caffeine or taurin in drinks,” said Adam Persenski, Deputy Health ...
Read MoreMaking Corporate Taxation fairer
In a further move to make tax systems fairer, more efficient, growth-friendly and transparent, the Commission presented an Action Plan to fundamentally reform corporate taxation in the EU and published a “Top 30″ list of tax havens across the world. The Action Plan sets out a series of initiatives to ...
Read MoreInvestments in Bulgaria 3.5 times higher compared to last year
“Investments in Bulgaria are 3.5 times higher than as compared to last year, ” said Bulgarian Minister of Economy Bozhidar Lukarski, speaking Thursday for Nova TV. “This is data of the National Statistical Institute and more or less coincides with the data of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB),” Minister Lukarski ...
Read MoreBulgaria’s total business climate indicator increases by 3.1 percentage points
In May 2015 Bulgaria’s total business climate indicator increases by 3.1 percentage points compared to its April level due to the improved managers’ opinions in construction, retail trade and service sector, show the data of Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute. Industry. The composite indicator ‘business climate in industry’ remains approximately to ...
Read MoreTougher rules on money laundering to fight tax evasion
The ultimate owners of companies will have to be listed in central registers in EU countries, open both to the authorities and to people with a “legitimate interest”, such as investigative journalists, under new rules already agreed with the Council and endorsed by Parliament on Wednesday. The new anti-money laundering ...
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